libertas: don't blindly try mesh
authorHolger Schurig <hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de>
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:57:44 +0000 (15:57 +0100)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:10:06 +0000 (15:10 -0800)
The CF card only has a very old firmware (5.0.16p0). This firmware doesn't
know anything about mesh config. However, current code blindly calls
mesh_config when the card is inserted. So check the firmware version before
issuing this command.

Signed-off-by: Holger Schurig <hs4233@mail.mn-solutions.de>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c

index 91b2f2398a61f348ab9e69e1f9ece871fa3d659a..8f3e661db98617af6a83dadb36e7271037b8598f 100644 (file)
@@ -1192,31 +1192,35 @@ int lbs_start_card(struct lbs_private *priv)
        if (device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_rtap))
                lbs_pr_err("cannot register lbs_rtap attribute\n");
 
-       /* Enable mesh, if supported, and work out which TLV it uses.
-          0x100 + 291 is an unofficial value used in 5.110.20.pXX
-          0x100 + 37 is the official value used in 5.110.21.pXX
-          but we check them in that order because 20.pXX doesn't
-          give an error -- it just silently fails. */
-
-       /* 5.110.20.pXX firmware will fail the command if the channel
-          doesn't match the existing channel. But only if the TLV
-          is correct. If the channel is wrong, _BOTH_ versions will
-          give an error to 0x100+291, and allow 0x100+37 to succeed.
-          It's just that 5.110.20.pXX will not have done anything
-          useful */
-
        lbs_update_channel(priv);
-       priv->mesh_tlv = 0x100 + 291;
-       if (lbs_mesh_config(priv, 1, priv->curbssparams.channel)) {
-               priv->mesh_tlv = 0x100 + 37;
-               if (lbs_mesh_config(priv, 1, priv->curbssparams.channel))
-                       priv->mesh_tlv = 0;
-       }
-       if (priv->mesh_tlv) {
-               lbs_add_mesh(priv);
 
-               if (device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_mesh))
-                       lbs_pr_err("cannot register lbs_mesh attribute\n");
+       /* 5.0.16p0 is known to NOT support any mesh */
+       if (priv->fwrelease > 0x05001000) {
+               /* Enable mesh, if supported, and work out which TLV it uses.
+                  0x100 + 291 is an unofficial value used in 5.110.20.pXX
+                  0x100 + 37 is the official value used in 5.110.21.pXX
+                  but we check them in that order because 20.pXX doesn't
+                  give an error -- it just silently fails. */
+
+               /* 5.110.20.pXX firmware will fail the command if the channel
+                  doesn't match the existing channel. But only if the TLV
+                  is correct. If the channel is wrong, _BOTH_ versions will
+                  give an error to 0x100+291, and allow 0x100+37 to succeed.
+                  It's just that 5.110.20.pXX will not have done anything
+                  useful */
+
+               priv->mesh_tlv = 0x100 + 291;
+               if (lbs_mesh_config(priv, 1, priv->curbssparams.channel)) {
+                       priv->mesh_tlv = 0x100 + 37;
+                       if (lbs_mesh_config(priv, 1, priv->curbssparams.channel))
+                               priv->mesh_tlv = 0;
+               }
+               if (priv->mesh_tlv) {
+                       lbs_add_mesh(priv);
+
+                       if (device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_mesh))
+                               lbs_pr_err("cannot register lbs_mesh attribute\n");
+               }
        }
 
        lbs_debugfs_init_one(priv, dev);